UEFA Women's European Championship

England vs Spain, 2025 Women's European Championship, Final

· England win 3-1 on penalties
England
  • 57': Alessia Russo
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
England win 3-1 on penalties
Spain
  • 25': Mariona Caldentey

Euro 2025: England defend title with penalty shootout success

England beat Spain 3-1 in a penlty shootout to win Euro 2025 on Sunday, successfully defending the title they won in 2022 after an enthralling encounter.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Cata Coll (Spain). Assisted by Leah Williamson.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Esther González (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Hannah Hampton (England). Assisted by Olga Carmona with a cross.
  • 9': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Hannah Hampton.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Esther González (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Olga Carmona.
  • 12': Offside, England. Lauren James is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Athenea del Castillo (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Georgia Stanway (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cata Coll (Spain).
  • 16': Foul by Olga Carmona (Spain).
  • 16': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Irene Paredes (Spain).
  • 18': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (England) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cata Coll (Spain).
  • 19': Corner,England. Conceded by Cata Coll.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alèxia Putellas.
  • 25': Goal! England 0, Spain 1. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ona Batlle with a cross.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Keira Walsh (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 28': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
  • 28': Mariona Caldentey (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Patri Guijarro (Spain).
  • 29': Lauren Hemp (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Ona Batlle (Spain).
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Athenea del Castillo (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury Lauren James (England).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Substitution, England. Chloe Kelly replaces Lauren James because of an injury.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Esther González (Spain) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aitana Bonmatí with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Ella Toone (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leah Williamson.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Mariona Caldentey (Spain).
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, England 0, Spain 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins England 0, Spain 1.
  • 47': Offside, Spain. Esther González is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Hannah Hampton (England). Assisted by Athenea del Castillo.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Hannah Hampton (England). Assisted by Ona Batlle.
  • 54': Foul by Esther González (Spain).
  • 54': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Alèxia Putellas (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 57': Goal! England 1, Spain 1. Alessia Russo (England) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
  • 58': Foul by Alessia Russo (England).
  • 58': Ona Batlle (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Alessia Russo (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
  • 59': Olga Carmona (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Lucy Bronze (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
  • 65': Olga Carmona (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Athenea del Castillo (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patri Guijarro following a fast break.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Chloe Kelly (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cata Coll (Spain). Assisted by Ella Toone.
  • 69': Corner,England. Conceded by Cata Coll.
  • 71': Substitution, Spain. Clàudia Pina replaces Alèxia Putellas.
  • 71': Substitution, England. Michelle Agyemang replaces Alessia Russo.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Clàudia Pina (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Hannah Hampton (England). Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 74': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Leah Williamson.
  • 75': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
  • 75': Foul by Jess Carter (England).
  • 75': Irene Paredes (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 79': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
  • 80': Foul by Athenea del Castillo (Spain).
  • 80': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Hannah Hampton (England).
  • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Foul by Ella Toone (England).
  • 83': Patri Guijarro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, England. Beth Mead replaces Ella Toone.
  • 88': Foul by Athenea del Castillo (Spain).
  • 88': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Spain. Vicky López replaces Athenea del Castillo.
  • 89': Substitution, Spain. Salma Paralluelo replaces Esther González.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Salma Paralluelo (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Clàudia Pina.
  • 90': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Jess Carter.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vicky López.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Salma Paralluelo (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Clàudia Pina.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Michelle Agyemang (England).
  • 90'+2': Irene Paredes (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Vicky López (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Salma Paralluelo.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, England 1, Spain 1.
  • 90': First Half Extra Time begins England 1, Spain 1.
  • 91': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Lucy Bronze.
  • 93': Foul by Salma Paralluelo (Spain).
  • 93': Georgia Stanway (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 95': Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 95': Foul by Lauren Hemp (England).
  • 95': Lauren Hemp (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 96': Foul by Georgia Stanway (England).
  • 96': Vicky López (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 97': Attempt blocked. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 98': Delay in match because of an injury Lucy Bronze (England).
  • 99': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 101': Attempt missed. Clàudia Pina (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ona Batlle with a cross.
  • 102': Foul by Patri Guijarro (Spain).
  • 102': Michelle Agyemang (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 104': Foul by Michelle Agyemang (England).
  • 104': Patri Guijarro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 105': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 105'+1': Clàudia Pina (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 105'+1': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
  • 105'+2': Attempt missed. Salma Paralluelo (Spain) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Ona Batlle with a cross.
  • 105'+3': First Half Extra Time ends, England 1, Spain 1.
  • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins England 1, Spain 1.
  • 105': Substitution, England. Niamh Charles replaces Lucy Bronze because of an injury.
  • 105': Substitution, Spain. Leila Ouahabi replaces Olga Carmona.
  • 107': Foul by Alex Greenwood (England).
  • 107': Ona Batlle (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 108': Offside, Spain. Mariona Caldentey is caught offside.
  • 109': Clàudia Pina (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 109': Foul by Beth Mead (England).
  • 110': Corner,Spain. Conceded by Georgia Stanway.
  • 110': Attempt missed. Salma Paralluelo (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Vicky López with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 111': Clàudia Pina (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 111': Foul by Niamh Charles (England).
  • 113': Attempt missed. Vicky López (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
  • 113': Delay in match because of an injury Georgia Stanway (England).
  • 114': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 115': Corner,England. Conceded by Leila Ouahabi.
  • 115': Substitution, England. Grace Clinton replaces Georgia Stanway because of an injury.
  • 116': Foul by Niamh Charles (England).
  • 116': Patri Guijarro (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 118': Foul by Michelle Agyemang (England).
  • 118': Irene Paredes (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 120': Foul by Patri Guijarro (Spain).
  • 120': Michelle Agyemang (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 120': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 120'+3': Second Half Extra Time ends, England 1, Spain 1.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout begins England 1, Spain 1.
  • 120': VAR Decision: No Goal England 1-1 Spain.
  • 120': Penalty saved. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Cata Coll (Spain).
  • 120': Goal! England 1, Spain 1(1). Patri Guijarro (Spain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 120': Goal! England 1(1), Spain 1(1). Alex Greenwood (England) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120': Penalty saved. Mariona Caldentey (Spain) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Hannah Hampton (England).
  • 120': Goal! England 1(2), Spain 1(1). Niamh Charles (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Penalty saved. Aitana Bonmatí (Spain) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Hannah Hampton (England).
  • 120': Penalty saved. Leah Williamson (England) right footed shot saved in the top centre of the goal by Cata Coll (Spain).
  • 120': Penalty missed. Salma Paralluelo (Spain) left footed shot is close, but misses to the right.
  • 120': Goal! England 1(3), Spain 1(1). Chloe Kelly (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout ends, England 1(3), Spain 1(1).
  • 0': Match ends, England 1(3), Spain 1(1).

Statistics

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10 Fouls 16
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 4
64.9 Possession 35.1
22 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
652 Accurate Passes 311
764 Passes 419
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 3
39 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 87
19 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 19
37 Effective Clearances 53
37 Clearances 53

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Women's European Championship

Venue: St. Jakob-Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Attendance: 34,203

Line-Ups

ENG England (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Hannah Hampton (GK)
16 Jessica Carter
6 Leah Williamson
5 Alex Greenwood
2 Lucy Bronze Yellow Card
10 Ella Toone
8 Georgia Stanway
4 Keira Walsh
23 Alessia Russo
7 Lauren James
11 Lauren Hemp Yellow Card
England Substitutes:
Lotte Wubben-Moy, Michelle Agyemang, Khiara Keating, Anna Moorhouse, Esme Morgan, Beth Mead, Maya Le Tissier, Chloe Kelly, Niamh Charles, Grace Clinton, Agnes Beever-Jones, Jessica Park.

ESP Spain (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Cata Coll (GK)
14 Laia Aleixandri
4 Irene Paredes
7 Olga Carmona
2 Ona Batlle
12 Patri Guijarro
11 Alexia Putellas
6 Aitana Bonmatí
9 Esther González
8 Mariona Caldentey
10 Athenea del Castillo
Spain Substitutes:
Leila Ouahabi, Lucía García, Vicky López, Jana Fernández, María Méndez, Alba Redondo, Adriana Nanclares, Maite Zubieta, Clàudia Pina, Cristina Martín-Prieto, Esther Sullastres, Salma Paralluelo.

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